Ostespermum plant named &#39;kleoe15267&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new  Osteospermum  plant particularly distinguished by having yellow flowers and a short to medium height.

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATION

The current application claims the benefit of priority to CommunityPlant Variety Rights application number 2016/0848, as filed on Mar. 30,2016, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Genus and species: Osteospermum ecklonis Norl.

Variety denomination: ‘KLEOE15267 ’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety ofOsteospermum, botanically known as Osteospermum ecklonis Norl, andhereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘KLEOE15267’. ‘KLEOE15267’originated from a cross-pollination between the proprietary femaleOsteospermum variety ‘OE-2006-0149’ (unpatented), and the proprietarymale Osteospermum variety ‘Balvoyelo’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,122).

In the summer of 2011, the two Osteospermum parental lines‘0E-2006-0149’ and ‘Balvoyelo’ were crossed in Nairobi, Kenya, and seedswere obtained. The seeds were sown and plants were grown for evaluation.A plant line was selected in spring 2012 and named ‘KLEOE15267’. Inspring 2012, ‘KLEOE15267’ was first vegetatively propagated by terminalcuttings in Nairobi, Kenya. ‘KLEOE15267’ was found to reproduce true totype in successive generations of asexual propagation via terminalcuttings.

SUMMARY

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new variety when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany.

1. Yellow flower color; and

2. Short to medium height.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

This new Osteospermum plant is illustrated by the accompanyingphotograph, which shows the plant with flowers grown in a pot.

The photograph is of a two-month-old plant grown in a controlledgreenhouse environment in Stuttgart, Germany in July 2016. The colorsshown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventionalphotographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘KLEOE15267’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inStuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on two-month-old plants grown ina controlled greenhouse environment in Stuttgart, Germany undergreenhouse conditions in July 2016, with a sticking in May 2016 andpotting in June 2016. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart ofThe Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 5^(th) edition(2007).

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Compositae.        -   Botanical.—Osteospermum ecklonis Norl.        -   Common.—Osteospermum, African Daisy.        -   Designation.—‘KLEOE15267’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Osteospermum line ‘0E-2006-0149’            (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—Osteospermum line ‘Balvoyelo’ (U.S. Plant Pat.            No. 21,122).-   Plant:    -   -   Form and habit.—Herbaceous perennial, but usually cultivated            as an annual; not frost resistant        -   Growth habit.—Semi-upright.        -   Branching habit.—Freely branching.        -   Height (from top of soil, including inflorescence).—About            28.0 cm.        -   Width (including inflorescences).—About 15.0 cm.        -   Propagation.—Terminal cuttings.        -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—About 7 weeks.        -   Time to initiate and develop roots.—Between 3 and 4 weeks.        -   Root description.—Freely rooting, light tan in color.-   Leaves:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate.        -   Shape.—Obovate.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Medium serrate.        -   Immature color.—Upper surface: RHS 137A Lower surface: RHS            137C.        -   Mature color.—Upper surface: RHS N137D Lower surface: RHS            137B.        -   Length.—Up to 8.0 cm.        -   Width.—Up to 4.0 cm.        -   Texture.—Upper and lower surfaces: Leathery smooth, covered            with fine hairs.        -   Petioles.—Absent.        -   Venation pattern.—Pinnate.        -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS 137C Lower surface: RHS            137B-   Stems:    -   -   Total number of branches per plant (calculated at the base            of the plant).—Around 5.        -   Length.—Up to 17.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.4 cm.        -   Internode length.—1.0 cm to 2.0 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 144B.        -   Texture.—With fine hairs.        -   Anthocyanin.—Absent.-   Buds:    -   -   Shape.—Obovate.        -   Length.—About 0.7 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 0.7 cm.        -   Color (at tight bud just before the ray florets unfold).—RHS            145C to RHS N144C.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Daisy, single.        -   Blooming habit.—Spring to autumn in Europe.        -   Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—Between 15 and 20.        -   Lastingness of the inflorescences on the plant.—About 2            weeks.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 6.0 cm.        -   Inflorescence depth.—About 1.0 cm.        -   Disc diameter.—About 1.0 cm.-   Disc floret:    -   -   Quantity per inflorescence.—About 80.        -   Shape.—Oblanceolate.        -   Tube color.—Closed: RHS 153B Mature: RHS 3B.        -   Length.—0.6 cm.        -   Diameter (at apex).—0.1 cm.        -   Apex.—cute.        -   Apex color.—RHS 7A.        -   Base.—Acute.        -   Base color.—RHS 155C.        -   Margin.—Entire.-   Ray floret:    -   -   Quantity per inflorescence.—About 16.        -   Shape.—Oblanceolate.        -   Color.—Upper surface: RHS 9A Lower surface: RHS 11A and            shade of RHS 59C with RHS 177A strips.        -   Length.—Around 3.3 cm.        -   Width.—Around 0.6 cm.        -   Apex.—Obtuse.        -   Base.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture.—Upper surface: Smooth Lower surface: Smooth and            shiny.        -   Peduncle.—Length: Between 4.0 cm and 10.0 cm Diameter: 0.2            cm Texture: Rough with fine hairs Color: RHS 144A.-   Phyllaries:    -   -   Texture.—With fine hairs.        -   Color.—RHS 144A.        -   Arrangement.—Single.        -   Observed quantity per plant.—About 14.        -   Shape.—Lanceolate.        -   Color.—Upper surface: RHS 144A Lower surface: RHS 144B.        -   Length.—About 1.0 cm.        -   Width.—About 0.2 cm.        -   Apex.—Narrowly acute.        -   Base.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture.—Upper surface: With fine hairs Lower surface:            Shiny.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Androecium.—Location: On the disc floret Stamens: Quantity:            Numerous Shape: Filamentous Filament length: 0.4 cm Filament            diameter: About 0.07 cm Anther: Shape: Lanceolate Color: RHS            N92A Length: 0.2 cm Diameter: Less than 0.05 cm Pollen:            Color: RHS 14A Amount: Moderate        -   Gynoecium.—Location: On the base of the petals (ray floret)            and reduced on disc florets Pistils: Number: One per petal            (ray floret) Length: 0.4 cm Diameter: Less than 0.05 cm            Stigma: Color: RHS 59A Shape: Split in two parts at the end            Length: 0.2 cm Diameter: Less than 0.05 cm Style: Color: RHS            70C Length: 0.2 cm Diameter: Less than 0.05 cm.-   Fruit and seed set: None observed.-   Disease and pest/insect resistance: No particular disease or insect    resistance observed.-   Comparison with parental lines and known variety: ‘KLEOE15267’ is a    distinct variety of Osteospermum having a yellow flower color and    short to medium height. ‘KLEOE15267’ is distinguished from its    parents as described in Table 1:

TABLE 1 Comparison with Parental Lines Female parent Male Parent Trait‘KLEOE15267’ ‘OE-2006-0149’ ‘Balvoyelo’ Flower color Yellow Orangeyellow Yellow Plant height Short to medium Medium Medium to tall

-   ‘KLEOE15267’ is a distinct variety of Osteospermum having a yellow    flower color and short to medium height. ‘KLEOE15267’ is most    similar to the Osteospermum plant named ‘KLEOE14243’ (U.S.    application Ser. No. 14/545,028). Differences between the two    varieties are described in Table 2:

TABLE 2 Comparison with Similar Variety Variety Commercial line Trait‘KLEOE15267’ ‘KLEOE14243’ Plant height Short to medium Medium

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Osteospermum plant named‘KLEOE15267’ as shown and described herein.